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Rural Small Business Confidence Improves Heading Into 2026
NASHVILLE, TN – Small business confidence finished 2025 on firmer ground, offering cautious optimism for […]
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Farm And Family Relief Act Targets Tariffs, SNAP
WASHINGTON, DC – House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig of Minnesota on Tuesday unveiled […]
Wind Repowering Creates New Negotiation Leverage For Landowners
LUBBOCK, TX – Wind energy projects across rural America are entering a new phase as […]
Ag Equipment Sales Slide As 2025 Closes Weak
MILWAUKEE, WI – U.S. farm equipment sales weakened further at the end of 2025, underscoring […]
Ethanol Production Surges To Record As Demand Improves
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. ethanol production surged to a record high in early January, signaling […]
Whole Milk Returns To Schools, Boosting Dairy Demand
WASHINGTON, DC – Restoring whole milk in school meals matters because it strengthens child nutrition […]
New Year Brings Focused Marketing Discipline For Farms
STARKVILLE, MS – A new calendar year offers producers a natural opportunity to reassess how […]
Cull Cow Prices Poised To Hold Record Highs
LUBBOCK, TX – Cull cow prices are entering 2026 at historically high levels, and while […]
Farm Bureau Sets 2026 Policy Priorities Nationwide
ANAHEIM, CA – Farmer and rancher delegates closed the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention […]
USDA Expands Dairy Safety Net, Commodity Purchases Announced
ANAHEIM, CA – USDA unveiled new support measures for farmers during the American Farm Bureau […]
U.S. Grain Stocks Build As Corn, Sorghum Lead
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. grain inventories climbed broadly as of December 1, reflecting larger supplies […]
Shredding Crop Stubble Undercuts Soil Protection Benefits Long-Term
LUBBOCK, TX – Leaving crop residue standing after harvest or a failed crop can deliver […]
China Beef Safeguards Expose Internal Market Volatility Risks
LUBBOCK, TX – China’s newly announced safeguard tariffs on beef imports are less about foreign […]
Corn, Soybean Export Costs Shift With Freight Volatility
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. corn and soybean export economics shifted noticeably in the third quarter […]
WASDE Boosts Corn, Pressures Soybeans, Wheat, and Cotton
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s January World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates reinforced a supply-heavy outlook […]
Record Corn Crop Leads Mixed 2025 U.S. Production
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. crop production in 2025 delivered a sharp contrast across major commodities, […]
Grain Transportation Mixed As Rail Slows, Barges Surge
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. grain transportation showed sharply mixed signals heading into early January, with […]
GLP-1 Drugs Begin Reshaping U.S. Food Spending
NASHVILLE, TN – Food spending patterns are shifting as use of GLP-1 weight-loss and diabetes […]
Breaking Up Big Beef Risks Higher Costs
LUBBOCK, TX – Calls to dismantle the largest U.S. beef packers could backfire on cattle […]
October Pork Exports Surge As Beef Shows Recovery
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. pork exports strengthened in October, posting their largest monthly totals since […]
Farm Bureau Convention Highlights Leadership, Policy, Recognition Sunday
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The American Farm Bureau Federation convention continued Sunday with a packed agenda […]
Schwarzenegger Promotes Zero Negativity Brain Crash Diet Plan
NASHVILLE, TN – Hollywood icon Arnold Schwarzenegger is urging Americans to reset their mental habits […]
Q1 2026 Packer Margins Face Throughput Pressure Rising
LUBBOCK, TX – Beef packer margins entering the first quarter of 2026 are being shaped […]
Protein Prices Diverge As Beef Breaks From Pack
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. protein prices are no longer moving together, and retail data now […]
Ethanol Markets Mixed As Domestic Use Softens, Exports Surge
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. ethanol markets opened 2026 with mixed signals, as domestic production and […]
January Christmas Tree Fires Rise As Trees Dry
NASHVILLE, TN – More than one-third of U.S. home fires involving Christmas trees occur in […]
Rising Chicken Supplies Pressure Prices Heading Into 2026
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. chicken production expanded sharply in 2025, setting up lower prices and […]
Lower Feedlot Placements Signal Summer Beef Supply Gap
LUBBOCK, TX – Cattle markets are setting up for a significant supply squeeze in late […]
Dietary Guidelines Praise Protein Yet Leave Confusing Contradictions
NASHVILLE, TN – New federal dietary guidelines deliver a broadly positive message for animal protein […]
Dietary Guidelines Reset Federal Nutrition Toward Whole Foods
WASHINGTON, DC – Federal nutrition policy has shifted sharply with the release of the Dietary […]
Retail Beef Prices Signal Structural Market Reset Higher
LUBBOCK, TX – Retail beef prices have moved decisively higher over the past two years, […]
Farmers Prioritize Balance Sheets Over New Spending
NASHVILLE, TN – Farmers receiving payments from the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program are far more […]
Rail Strength Partially Offsets Seasonal Grain Transportation Slowdown
NASHVILLE, TN – Grain transportation ended December with mixed signals as strong rail performance partially […]
Ethanol Blend Rate Breaks Ceiling As E15 Expands
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. ethanol demand reached a new milestone in October, as ethanol accounted […]
Farmer Sentiment Slips As Trade Uncertainty Weighs
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – Farmer confidence weakened slightly in December as uncertainty surrounding trade and […]
Flat Wine Demand Forces Industry To Rethink Growth
LUBBOCK, TX – The U.S. wine industry is facing a structural shift in demand as […]
Feed Grain Markets Supported By Exports, Weather Risks
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. feed grain markets enter early 2026 with strong export demand providing […]
Corn Exports Lead As China Anchors Demand
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. grain export inspections to start the new year reinforce a familiar […]
Boxed Beef Pullback Reflects Seasonal Pause, Not Weakness
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. boxed beef values are easing from holiday highs, but the latest […]
Cow Size Matters When Evaluating Calf Weaning Performance
NASHVILLE, TN – Weaning weights alone can be misleading when comparing cow performance, especially in […]
Cotton Must Compete On Performance, Price Discipline
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. cotton is losing market share not because of fiber quality, but […]
Farmers Capture Larger Share Of Rising Beef Prices
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. beef price inflation since 2023 has been driven far more by […]
USDA Details Farmer Bridge Assistance Payment Rates
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA has released per-acre payment rates for the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, […]
U.S. Cheese Exports Drive Global Dairy Trade Growth
NASHVILLE, TN – U.S. cheese exports are projected to expand again in 2026, reinforcing cheese […]
Ethanol Production Rebounds As Demand Signals Turn Mixed
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. ethanol production moved higher late in December, offering continued support for […]
Consumer Confidence Offers Cautious Demand Signal For Agriculture
LUBBOCK, TX – U.S. consumers are ending 2025 with improving confidence but restrained spending habits, […]
Tight Fed Supplies Drive Volatile Cattle Prices Ahead
NASHVILLE, TN – Cattle markets are entering 2026 with tightening fed cattle supplies and rising […]
Sorghum Research Project Targets Stronger Bioenergy Crop Resilience
LUBBOCK, TX – A new multi-institutional effort led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center […]
Tariff Threats On Canadian Fertilizers Raise Market Risks
NASHVILLE, TN – President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on Canadian fertilizer imports has created […]
USDA Lowers Cattle Prices As Beef Output Rises
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s latest WASDE projects higher 2025 beef production and lower cattle prices […]